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Israel battles Hamas for a second day after mass incursion and trades fire with Lebanon’s Hezbollah
By Tia Goldenberg And Wafaa Shurafa, The Associated Press on October 8th, 2023
TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) – Israeli soldiers battled Hamas fighters in the streets of southern Israel on Sunday and launched retaliation strikes that leveled buildings in Gaza, while in northern Israel a brief exchange of strikes with Lebanon’s Hezbollah militant group raised fears of a broader conflict. Fighting still raged more than 24 hours after ... Read More »
1 responseEarthquakes kill over 2,000 in Afghanistan. People are freeing the dead and injured with their hands
By The Associated Press on October 8th, 2023
ISLAMABAD (AP) – Powerful earthquakes killed at least 2,000 people in western Afghanistan, a Taliban government spokesman said Sunday. It’s one of the deadliest earthquakes to strike the country in two decades. The figures couldn’t be independently verified. The magnitude-6.3 earthquake was followed by strong aftershocks on Saturday, a spokesperson for the country’s national disaster ... Read More »
1 responseIsrael battles Hamas for a second day after mass incusion and trades fire with Lebanon’s Hezbollah
By Tia Goldenberg And Wafaa Shurafa, The Associated Press on October 8th, 2023
TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) – Israeli soldiers battled Hamas fighters in the streets of southern Israel on Sunday and launched retaliation strikes that leveled buildings in Gaza, while in northern Israel a brief exchange of strikes with Lebanon’s Hezbollah militant group raised fears of a broader conflict. Fighting still raged more than 24 hours after ... Read More »
1 responseAmerican mountaineer, local guide dead after avalanches hit Tibetan mountain. Two others are missing
By The Associated Press on October 8th, 2023
BEIJING (AP) – American mountaineer Anna Gutu and a Nepalese guide Mingmar Sherpa were confirmed Sunday dead after avalanches struck the slopes of a Tibetan mountain, while two others remained missing, according to Chinese media reports. The avalanches struck Tibet’s Mount Shishapangma on Saturday afternoon at 7,600 (24,934 ft) and 8,000 meters (26,246 ft) in ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Hezbollah and Israel exchange fire as Israeli soldiers battle Hamas the day after a surprise attack
By Tia Goldenberg And Wafaa Shurafa, The Associated Press on October 8th, 2023
TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) – Israeli soldiers battled Hamas fighters in the streets of Israel’s south on Sunday and exchanged strikes with Lebanon’s Hezbollah militant group in the north, while Israel’s retaliation strikes leveled buildings in Gaza. The prospect of Hezbollah joining the fighting a day after an unprecedented surprise attack from Gaza raised the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Hezbollah and Israel exchange fire as Israeli soldiers battle Hamas on second day of surprise attack
By Tia Goldenberg And Wafaa Shurafa, The Associated Press on October 7th, 2023
TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) – Israeli soldiers fought to repel Hamas militants Sunday and exchanged fire with the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah, raising the prospect of a broader regional conflagration a day after an unprecedented surprise attack on southern Israel by Palestinian militants that killed at least 250 and left Israelis stunned and reeling. The ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Death toll from strong earthquakes that shook western Afghanistan rises to over 2,000
By The Associated Press on October 7th, 2023
ISLAMABAD (AP) – The death toll from strong earthquakes that shook western Afghanistan has risen to 2060, a Taliban government spokesman said Sunday. It’s one of the deadliest earthquakes to strike the country in two decades. A powerful magnitude-6.3 earthquake followed by strong aftershocks killed dozens of people in western Afghanistan on Saturday, the country’s ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Hezbollah bombards Israeli positions in disputed area along border with Syria’s Golan Heights
By The Associated Press on October 7th, 2023
BEIRUT (AP) – Lebanon’s Hezbollah militant group fired dozens of rockets and shells on Sunday at three Israeli positions in a disputed area along the country’s border with Syria’s Israeli-occupied Golan Heights. Hezbollah said in a statement that the attack using “large numbers of rockets and shells” was in solidarity with the “Palestinian resistance.” It ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Death toll from strong earthquakes that shook western Afghanistan rises to 2,000
By The Associated Press on October 7th, 2023
ISLAMABAD (AP) – Death toll from strong earthquakes that shook western Afghanistan rises to 2,000, says Taliban spokesman. THIS IS A BREAKING NEWS UPDATE. AP’s earlier story follows below. ISLAMABAD (AP) – A powerful magnitude-6.3 earthquake followed by strong aftershocks killed dozens of people in western Afghanistan on Saturday, the country’s national disaster authority said. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Israeli soldiers battle Hamas on second day of surprise attack; strikes level buildings in Gaza
By Tia Goldenberg And Wafaa Shurafa, The Associated Press on October 7th, 2023
JERUSALEM (AP) – Israeli soldiers fought to repel Hamas militants Sunday, a day after they broke out of the blockaded Gaza Strip and rampaged through nearby Israeli communities in an unprecedented surprise attack, while Israel’s retaliation strikes leveled buildings in Gaza and its prime minister said the country was at war. In an assault of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Israel says at least 26 soldiers have been killed as fighting with Hamas continues
By Tia Goldenberg And Wafaa Shurafa, The Associated Press on October 7th, 2023
JERUSALEM (AP) – Israel’s military said Sunday at least 26 soldiers have been killed in an unprecedented attack by the Hamas militant group on the country’s south. The figure is part of a death toll over 250 people, the deadliest attack against Israelis in decades. THIS IS A BREAKING NEWS UPDATE. AP’s earlier story follows ... Read More »
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